It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Wantagh had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the Wheatley Wildcats by a score of 5-1. The victory was nothing new for the Warriors as they're now sitting on four straight.
Gavin Diegnan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Wantagh's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tom Wunderlich, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Warriors
| 05/24/25 @ Wheatley | 5-1 |
| 05/19/25 @ Island Trees | 11-1 |
| 05/14/25 @ Clarke | 4-3 |
| 05/12/25 @ Clarke | 5-2 |
| 05/07/25 @ Lynbrook | 7-0 |
| + 2 more games |
Wantagh pushed their record up to 21-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Wheatley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
As of now, neither Wantagh nor the Wildcats have any future games scheduled.
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